Chapter 397 A Dream

Li Xuan followed the secret letter and sneaked into the headquarters of the Money Gang.

This place is luxuriously decorated, but it also has its own style, not completely nouveau riche style.

"It seems that the person who decorated the headquarters also has some aesthetics."

Li Xuan looked around curiously, and golden copper coin marks can be seen everywhere here.

This is the emblem of the Money Gang. Li Xuan had seen this mark on the clothes of those gang members before.

Li Xuan followed the secret letter and went deep into the Money Gang. After many twists and turns, he came to a study.

After the messenger knocked on the door, he walked in with the letter.

Li Xuan came all the way, but he was not discovered by the members of the Money Gang.

After all, these people are not as vigilant as the flowery eunuchs in the palace.

Even the flowery eunuchs will only drive away harmless kittens like him in some special places.

Usually, no one cares about kittens and puppies.

Li Xuan found an open window, looked inside with a pair of eyes, and hung his whole body by the window.

Although it looked a bit indecent, there was no other way to do it in order to carry out the mission.

In this study, Li Xuan saw an acquaintance.

"Oh, it turned out to be this guy."

At the same time, the messenger also presented the secret letter that had been passed around for several times.

"Boss Yang, there is an urgent secret letter."

"Hey, how many times have I said that the word 'deputy' in the middle cannot be omitted."

Yang Wanli frowned unhappily.

"Yes, I will pay attention next time."

The messenger replied respectfully, and then stood aside waiting for orders.

Yang Wanli shook his head helplessly, opened the secret letter to check, and the more he looked, the more solemn his face became.

"Who is the other party? It's so tricky."

Yang Wanli held his forehead and seemed to have a headache.

"Huh, how can it not be tricky?"

"It seems that this guy still doesn't understand who he is fighting with."

Li Xuan sneered secretly.

Even if the Money Gang was cautious, now that their identities were exposed, as long as they had the half treasure map in their hands, Manager Shang would naturally have plenty of ways to make them commit crimes.

No matter how powerful the Money Gang was, under the emperor's feet, could they still challenge Daxing?

But at this moment, there was another knock on the door, and an urgent secret letter was delivered again, in addition to a verbal message.

"Deputy Gang Leader Yang, something is wrong. The five groups of people prepared have been mobilized. They have been taken away from most of the capital, and the manpower is already insufficient."

"What should we do now?"

The visitor asked hurriedly, appearing to be very urgent.

Li Xuan sneered secretly, it seems that the people of the Money Gang also found something wrong.

"How long has it been since the fish bit the hook?"

Yang Wanli frowned and asked.

"Half an hour has passed."

The second messenger answered immediately without thinking.

Hearing this answer, Yang Wanli sighed and then ordered:

"Issue an evacuation order and cut off all contact with them."

"Let them all leave the capital as soon as possible. We messed up this matter."

Yang Wanli's words made the two people who came to deliver the letter stunned on the spot, somewhat unbelievable.

"Deputy Gang Leader Yang, there is no need to do this, right?"

"The other party may also have some concerns, so they dare not return to the nest easily. It is better to send more people to see what tricks the other party is playing."

"It is impossible for them to stay in the capital."

One of them persuaded.

"I am afraid that the other party has been prepared and deliberately tested us."

"Before it is exposed, finish the task as soon as possible and don't leave any clues."

"The other party has this method, it must be not an easy person."

"Before trouble comes, get out of it as soon as possible."

Yang Wanli's attitude was very firm.

"But Deputy Gang Leader, the reward this time is so generous..."

The other person wanted to persuade again, but Yang Wanli raised his hand to stop the two from talking.

"We can't finish this bowl of rice, don't overeat."

"I will explain to the gang leader, you go and pass the order."

"We have delayed the opportunity, only you can ask!"

Seeing Yang Wanli's stern tone, the two dared not say anything more, bowed and hurriedly left the study to convey Yang Wanli's order.

Li Xuan, who was eavesdropping secretly, was moved.

"Oh, it turns out that these guys are also paid to do things."

"Tsk, although it's a bit troublesome, but with the means of Shang Zongguan, he should be able to find out the employer behind it, right?"

Li Xuan was ready to let Shang Zongguan take Yang Wanli back and torture him severely.

"Anyway, this Jinqian Gang is not a good person, there is definitely no room for injustice."

Li Xuan's mission on this trip has been explained, and he is relieved a lot.

But he did not rush to leave, but planned to monitor here for a while.

Anyway, it was still early outside, and I was afraid that Shang Zongguan had not finished his stroll with Hadir.

It would be better to collect more evidence from the Money Gang, and it would be best if we could directly find out who their employer was, which would also be considered a great achievement.

After sending away the two messengers, Yang Wanli immediately sat behind the desk and began to write a letter.

Yang Wanli was the only one in the study, so it was obviously not suitable for Li Xuan to walk over and peek openly at this time.

But he also had his own way.

Li Xuan hurried up to the room, and then skillfully lifted a tile, revealing a gap.

Anyway, he had amazing eyesight, and as long as he could find a good angle, he could peek at the content of the letter.

But to Li Xuan's regret, the content of Yang Wanli's letter was too concise and did not contain any effective information.

"The mission failed and could not be completed."

"The commission was invalidated and the deposit was not refunded."

"Welcome to the distinguished guest, come again."

Seeing the content of the letter, Li Xuan couldn't help twitching his eyes.

"With your service attitude, do you still expect people to come again?"

"Do you really think they are a sucker?"

Li Xuan didn't expect the Money Gang to be so overbearing. After his mission failed, they directly cancelled the employer's commission and did not return the deposit.

If there are more such missions, how can the Money Gang not become rich?

As soon as this idea came to mind, Li Xuan couldn't help but look up and look at the huge headquarters of the Money Gang. It seemed that he understood how they bought such a large piece of land in the capital.

"It can't be?"

"How can there be so many idiots."

Li Xuan shook his head and felt that the history of the Money Gang's rise should not be so simple.

The Money Gang acted like this, but they still had business coming to them. They must have their own reasons.

Li Xuan didn't think much about this issue. He was more curious about where this short letter would be sent.

As a result, Yang Wanli did not go out next. He opened a secret compartment on his desk, rolled the letter into a small bamboo tube, and threw it directly into it. There was a slight sliding sound. Obviously, there was something else in the secret compartment. I don't know where the letter was sent.

"Meow, there is such a mechanism?"

Li Xuan immediately closed his eyes and magnified his perception.

The sliding sound of the secret compartment went down all the way, getting deeper and deeper, until it exceeded Li Xuan's perception range.

"Outrageous, the mechanism was built so deep."

Li Xuan gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

He could dismantle the mechanism all the way down and find the place where the letter was sent.

But according to the previous cautiousness of the Money Gang in sending letters, there must be a lot of steps behind.

"Forget it, let's leave the rest to Manager Shang."

"As long as Yang Wanli and the Money Gang can't run away, this matter will always have a destination."

After Yang Wanli sent the written letter, he also began to deal with other affairs in the gang.

This guy is also quite capable. He looked very embarrassed before, but now that he has made up his mind, he no longer thinks about it and focuses on the matter at hand.

At least his mentality is pretty good. He will not consume his mind too much for what has already happened.

"I don't know whether to say that he is careless or optimistic."

Li Xuan shook his head and quietly left the station of the Money Gang when he saw that it was almost time.

Li Xuan's mission has been completed. He found the instigator behind Hadir.

As for the employer behind this instigator, it is better to leave it to the professional Shang General Manager to deal with it.

After all, with their cautious attitude, it may not take a day or two to find the real boss.

...

On the other side, Hadir, with his head covered and his hands and feet tied, was lying on the bumpy carriage with cold sweat, not daring to move, letting his body tremble with the bumps.

The moment he was caught, Hadir knew that this was not an enemy he could deal with.

Rather than risking his life, it would be better to bet on the other party's mercy to survive.

And he believed that the other party had no reason to kill him without asking.

Hadir waited anxiously all the way, and he couldn't tell how many hours he had been hijacked.

But suddenly, the carriage stopped, and Hadir's heart was raised to his throat.

Then, he felt his bound hands and feet loosen, and the black cloth covering his head was also taken away.

Although Hadir's eyelids were still tightly closed, his eyes could still clearly feel the changes in light.

But Hadir didn't dare to open his eyes easily, for fear that he would be greeted by a cold butcher's knife.

Just as he closed his eyes and didn't know how to face the next thing, he suddenly heard a familiar call in his ears:

"Master Hadir, Master Hadir..."

Hadir's heart tightened, and he immediately identified the owner of the voice.

"They even captured Abu, too..."

After preparing himself mentally, Hadir opened his eyes in despair.

Because of the long time of closing his eyes, Hadir's vision gradually became clear.

But what came into view was a familiar table. As he saw the things in front of him clearly, he found that the touch under his butt was not unfamiliar.

Hadir looked blankly at Abu standing aside, and there were many figures around.

"I, why am I here?"

Hadir blinked and asked blankly.

He was sitting on the stall in the West Market at this time, just like yesterday, with the wrong banner above his head. Kong Haozi was reluctantly climbing up the pole.

"Master Hadir, didn't you say that you would come back to continue setting up the stall after you finished your business?"

"I called Kong Haozi and waited for you here for a long time."

Seeing that Hadir was still confused, Abu immediately reminded him:

"Didn't you ask someone to leave a message at the inn?"

"Did you forget?"

Abu got a generous salary for one day's work, so he was very positive about going to work.

After finally finding a good job with little work and high pay, Abu naturally wanted to work as long as possible.

Abu was afraid that Hadir would not admit his debt and say that he would forget it today and continue to work tomorrow.

After all, he and Kong Haozi had been here for most of the day and did not want to return empty-handed.

Of course, Kong Haozi owed Hadir money, and he was not paid for hanging there, so coming here was to pay off his debt.

Hadir took a while to realize that he might have escaped from danger.

He looked around and found neither the carriage that hijacked him nor the vendor selling sesame cakes.

"This, what is this..."

Hadir never thought that the other party just hijacked him and took him for a ride in the carriage, and then sent him back.

The expected torture did not appear at all.

This made him wonder, what on earth was the other party doing?

"Hey, don't just stand there!"

"Are you still buying paintings? I found a great treasure specially."

These days, the news that Hadir bought paintings at high prices has spread in the capital, and many people are trying to make some money.

Hadiel woke up as if from a dream and shook his head slowly:

"No, I won't buy it."

"I have no money anymore."

Hadiel felt relieved when he said this.

At the beginning, his mission was to come to the capital to buy paintings, and the deadline was to spend all the money on him.

Now that all his money has been stolen, the mission is naturally over.

Everyone was disappointed when they heard this.

"What? I'm out of money in just a few days!"

"Do you know how much effort I put into this painting?"

"Hadir, stop joking. If you look at this painting again, I guarantee you'll want to buy it."

Among the people in front of the stall, some cursed, some tried to keep him, and some even wanted to fight with Hadir to vent their anger.

As a result, Hadir stood up in an instant, and his momentum made everyone's mind clear up a lot.

He couldn't resist those masters who played tricks on him secretly, and couldn't he bully these street hooligans?

The people who were cursing suddenly became quiet.

"What?"

"Who has an opinion?"

Hadir asked coldly.

He had been holding back a lot of anger these past two days, and he was worried that he had nowhere to vent it.

The noisy crowd suddenly became silent, and those who secretly thought it was bad luck dispersed.

Abu wanted to express his own opinions, but Hadir patted Abu on the shoulder and said:

"Brother Abu, our cooperation seems to be over."

"You are great, take care."

Fortunately, Abu's wages are paid daily, and they have been settled in the past few days, otherwise Hadir cannot pay Abu's wages now.

Abu could only swallow his original words and replied: "Take care."

Hadir nodded and left the stall on his own, intending to find the pancake vendor.

If the other party does not show up, don't blame Hadir for leaving.

Kong Haozi, who finally climbed up the flagpole with the banner, pretended to be dead silently, for fear that Hadir would remember that he still owed him a sum of money.

At a tea stall not far away, Shang Zongguan was wearing casual clothes, drinking tea, and quietly watching everything happening in front of him.

Suddenly, a small black cat climbed onto his tea table and meowed at him.

"Ah Xuan, did you get anything?"

Manager Shang smiled and pushed a cup of tea over, then asked.